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Old May 1st 05, 08:24 PM
Paul Richardson
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Hello,

This is a somewhat depressing post, so please only read if are generally
concerned.

I have worked in kennel management, mainly rescue for most of my life. Now
I'm managing some commercial kennels that also deal with rescue.

We are boarding a Staffordshire Bull Terrier male on behalf of the police
that is in on the Dangerous Dogs Act for biting a child 12 months ago on two
seperate occasions.

The owners were the scum of the earth and trained the dog to bite - there is
no question of that. She has since been banned from owning dogs for 10
years.

Now legally, a dog that bites anyone can be classed as dangerous
irrespective of it's upbringing and personally whilst I am a devoted animal
lover, I can understand why. In short, a dangerous dog is euthanised.

My moral problem with this dog is this....

1) The dog has been in boarding kennels for 12 months now. These are kennels
only designed to hold dogs for a few weeks at the most, they are small.

2) Because the owner keeps appealing the dogs euthanaise, the dog is still
here, slowly rotting in kennels.

3) The dog has never been walked, played with, given attention or even
health checked since it has been in because it is on the dangerous dogs act
and we have been refused permission to do anything other than feed it. The
kennels are on a hatch system where the dog can be isolated without coming
in to contact with anyone cleaning the kennel or feeding it.

This cannot be right. I have been at these kennels for only a few months and
it is breaking my heart. In 12 months the dog has calmed down and appears to
have lost its vicious streak. Does anything know what the true legal
standing is in terms of either release or euthanaise on the grounds of
animal welfare???

Any replies would be greatly appreciated. I cannot divulge the whereabouts
of the dog, so please don't ask. My reason why is that these kennels need to
be brought up to speed on several issues regarding animal welfare and if I
loose my job here these impovements will not get done.

Paul R.


 




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